purchase
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The aquarium advises the public to research the protected status of species and purchase pets through reputable vendors that can provide proof of where the animals came from.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
As prices for groceries, utilities and other essentials grew, so did the barriers to many Americans’ biggest dream purchase: a house.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
In all, the executives obligated Enviva to purchase more than $650 million of wood pellets over the next three years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Wait 48 hours or longer before you purchase something.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
And yet in nature’s heart I felt liberated and endowed with a splendor beyond anything humans could ever purchase.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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First, we switched to using cash for most of our day-to-day purchases.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
Countries drew on abundant energy reserves to replace missing shipments and quickly diversified their purchases to new suppliers, including the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
A further report that the Treasury could fund purchases of longer-term Treasury debt from its own account, rather than only through the sale of bills, would add to its capacity.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
Progress in Europe brings obvious financial rewards and there may be sales as well as purchases at Hearts in the closing days of the transfer window.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Sure enough, the people who had thought the most before buying were the most satisfied, and those who had made impulse purchases more often regretted their decision.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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The declining weapons stocks come as allies are experiencing delays in obtaining munitions they have purchased from the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Ships transiting the Panama Canal book their passage well in advance, and ships without bookings wait an average of five days to get through, but there is an auction where last-minute transits can be purchased.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
Harry, Albert, and Jack Warner purchased Looney Tunes in the 1940s just as the cartoon franchise was entering its prime.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
According to the sanctuary, the purchased plot of land had historically been used for agriculture and will enable it to rescue more goats and double its on-site capacity.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
I had purchased an air mattress, which I gave to Mother.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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Goal-based investing focuses on achieving a specific objective, like saving for retirement or purchasing a home.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
Customers love the firm's massive catalogue of ultra-cheap items, from $8 sundresses to $2 bracelets, at a time when inflation has shrunk purchasing power around the world.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
The Institute for Supply Management-Chicago releases the Chicago purchasing managers index for August.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Used-book sellers are experiencing a surge in bulk orders from mystery buyers suspected of purchasing physical books to train AI models.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
“I’m inquiring about my sister. She was purchasing com. Did she by any chance come by here today?”
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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